Arrigo Pola

Picture of Arrigo Pola

Arrigo Pola singsIl trovatore: Ah sì, ben mio
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More Pola is to be found in Daniele Godor's article on Verdi singing.

Arrigo Pola was born on July 5th, 1919 in Finale near Modena. He studied with Mercedes Accianti in Modena, where he made his debut in 1945 as Cavaradossi. In 1947, he sang at La Scala as Faust with Tebaldi and Siepi. In 1951, he sang with Callas in Parma in Traviata. He toured a lot: in 1946/47 Brussels (Manon Lescaut); in 1950 Japan, Philippines, and Hongkong; from 1957 to 1965, he was the director of the Fujiwara Opera Company. After 1965, he taught singing. He died in Modena on November 3rd, 1999.

I wish to thank Vladimir Efimenko for the recording and picture.
Repertory

Tosca – Modena, 16 June 1945
Madama Butterfly – Modena, 23 June 1945
La traviata – Modena, October 1945
La bohème – Modena, 2 October 1945
Rigoletto – Modena, 15 June 1946
La Gioconda – Modena, December 1946
Lucia di Lammermoor – Lyon, March 1947
La resurrezione di Cristo – Modena, April 1947
Mefistofele – Bari, June 1948
Faust – Bologna, September 1948
Adriana Lecouvreur – Cagliari, August 1949
Pagliacci – Caracas, 24 February 1950
L'elisir d'amore – La Plata, 3 July 1950
Don Pasquale – La Plata, 27 August 1950
Gli Orazi ed i Curiazi – Cagliari, September 1951
La fiamma – Barcelona, December 1951
Un ballo in maschera – Modena, December 1952
Manon – Malta, 5 April 1952
Il trovatore – Manila, 22 August 1952
Cavalleria rusticana – Manila, 29 August 1952
Carmen – Manila, 21 September 1952
Principe Igor – Cagliari, August 1957
Aida – Tokyo, 6 April 1959
La nave nera – Osaka, 15 April 1960

Reference: Daniele Rubboli Arrigo Pola Il maestro di Pavarotti, Maria Pacini Fazzi Editore, 1995
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